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… the squirrels and maintain personal information about each one. The squirrels are tagged in the Nichols Arboretum, but they eventually make their way to the Diag and other parts of campus. In…

…College students go nuts for squirrels, but at the University of Michigan researchers have taken an interest as well. U-M is one of several schools participating in a research project called…

… the Kluane Red Squirrel Project. Ben Dantzer, an assistant professor of Psychology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University, leads the research project based in Yukon, Canada. The…

… study has been going on for 30 years, making it the longest running research project of its kind and focuses on North American red squirrels. The goal of the project is to learn what allows an…

… able to learn more about the impacts of climate change by observing how the changing conditions affect the squirrels, Dantzer said. “They give us an idea of how animals will respond to global and…

… about another squirrel research project being conducted right on campus. This is led by Rackham student Charlotte Devits, who is researching the effects that an urban environment has on the…

… survival of wildlife. Devits’s thesis project aims to discover how an urban environment such as Ann Arbor affects the behavior of wildlife. Devits tags squirrels, which allows researchers to track…

… an interview posted to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum’s website, Devits said she hopes to uncover what traits help our squirrels — formally known as Fox Squirrels…

… — survive in this environment, as well as other cities and urban environments. She’s also recording data on health factors, for example, observing each squirrel for wounds, parasites, mange and other…

… behavior is present across the study sites.” Devitz did not respond to an interview request from The Michigan Daily. LSA senior Sanjana Ramesh said she loves the campus squirrels and did some digging…

…, there are slightly fewer squirrels around campus and in the Diag in particular, so I’m not sure if there is a population control issue right now. Additionally, I haven’t really noticed any…

…, Diag-to-Diag Express and Oxford Shuttle routes. Overall, Yang said the detours have exacerbated an already- frustrating morning commute. “Billy Magic didn’t warn me for this,” Yang said. Ann…

… process Speakers discuss truth commission, reconciliation efforts JASMIN LEE Daily Staff Reporter LSA senior Molly Mearn, an executive board member for the Squirrel Club, said she thought the research…

… was great, as long as it did not pose a threat to the safety of the squirrels. “If there’s a valid scientific motivation to the tagging, and the tagging is done in a way that minimizes harm to…

… the squirrels, I think it’s not too bad,” Mearns said. “But if there isn’t really a benefit to it and it harms the squirrels, then I don’t see a reason for it. I think, compared to previous years…

… aggression from squirrels, so I hope that isn’t part of the concern.” In terms of work being done to ensure the safety of the squirrels, Dantzer said wild animal researchers must follow a set of rules…

… great deal of research has been conducted on how squirrels are affected by being tagged and collared, and so far, no studies have indicated any sort of negative outcomes from human intervention…

…. Dantzer said he has big plans for the future of squirrel research, as he plans to hopefully use microchips to track squirrels’ heart rates and brain activity in order to determine sleep patterns…

… to introduce a more invasive tracking device that would negatively impact the campus squirrels. “We’re not yet going to do these implants in the squirrels (on campus), and part of it is because I…

… think that, for most people, each day the only wildlife they ever interact with is these squirrels, and that’s a very valuable thing for us to have because it maintains some sense of awareness of…

… Diag. From the grandiose architecture to the towering trees, everything seemed special, even the legendary friendly squirrels. Now a junior, I still smile at the tiny, tree-dwelling rodents that…

… sounded, from fox lasagna to Pennsylvania possum pot pie and a dish featuring my friends in the Diag: squirrel in cream. Some communities have chosen to utilize this free and nutritious source of…

… yet, but occasionally I’ll see a squirrel who wasn’t so lucky. Each dead squirrel is a sad reminder of Michigan’s disastrous roadkill problem. I see it on my weekly drive to Ypsilanti to volunteer…

… ability to charm animals and make trees dance. I didn’t see any hypnotized Diag squirrels or dancing oaks, but the Orpheus Singers certainly lived up to their name. Directed by Eugene Rogers, the…

… buildings and anything else they can perch on. From the Huron River and Forest Hill Cemetery to North Campus, through Central Campus and the Diag, to the student houses on South Campus, the crows…

… increasing the local number of birds of prey, however, is that our campus’ beloved obese squirrels may turn into easy snacks for them. LSA Student Government and Engineering Student Government…

…FootballSaturday, September 27, 2019 2B Michigan’s Original Craft Beer Bar Since 1983 “Best on Campus Bar” - The Michigan Daily 338 S State Street Across from the Diag ashleys.com Start your…

… of the van and into Ann Arbor together, to the place where I would grow and learn the most. We avoided the ‘M’ on the Diag as we learned the nuances of college life, and trekked miles around…

…Wednesday, March 20, 2019 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Andrea Pérez Balderrama Deputy Editors Matthew Harmon Shannon Ors Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors…

… the Diag. Each of the 16 recruits, clad in black robes with red-and- black keffiyehs partially covering their faces, introduced themselves to a cheering crowd comprised of students and…

… SYED Daily Staff Reporter Read more at MichiganDaily.com MAX KUANG/Daily The founding line of Omega Beta Eta, the Univerisyt of Michigan’s first Arab fraternity, gather on the Diag to reveal their…

…, Gators Michigan earns its fifth trip to the Sweet Sixteen in the last seven years with 64-49 victory over Florida on Saturday. » Page 2B On Saturday, Epsilon Alpha Sigma, the University of Michigan…

… blindingly hot, but your moistened bangs serve as a visor and a sort of cool mop atop your head. A grey squirrel shuffles over to within a foot or so of your feet, gazing up at you with a look that wants…

…2B — Thursday, February 21, 2019 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Clad in a denim-on-denim ensemble, a girl walks down the bustling streets of Ann Arbor. She’s wearing earphones and…

… 15, during which an estimated 2,500-3,000 students, faculty and community members rallied on the Diag in protest against inaction relating to matters of climate change, demonstrators…

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… The Diag. Surrounded by classrooms and auditoriums of grand performance, the Diag sits just adjacent from State Street, becoming the cross- section of almost everything Ann Arbor prides itself…

… number three, linking the city’s “genes” that make it the Ann Arbor we know and love. From Zingerman’s, to The Diag, through to the Big House, the number three outlines Ann Arbor’s places to be…

…2B — Thursday, April 11, 2019 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Virgil Abloh has become one of the biggest names in the modern fashion world, and not for a lack of effort. He started…

…. Between lamp posts on South University, streetlights on State Street and the glow from buildings bordering the Diag, light pollution blocks the gems of the sky so effectively that it’s hard to even make…

…2B — Thursday, September 19, 2019 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com There isn’t much to remember about 2006. It was a year of Razor scooters and Dum Dums and multiplication tables…

… Hunter Syndrome, and even then it wasn’t a simple thing to diag- nose. Declan’s pediatrician didn’t suspect anything. His occu- pational therapist thought his breathing was off, but Sarah says she…

…2B — February 18, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Each Friday, Declan Mitchell goes to Riley’s Children’s Hospi- tal in Indianapolis. If you went there looking for him, he…